Paleovalley100% Grass Fed Venison Sticks – 10 Pack – Keto-Friendly, High Protein, Low-Calorie Snack – Omega-3 Rich, Gluten-Free, Nitrate-Free, Naturally Flavored – Healthy On-the-Go Meat Snack

My family never had venison before and some of us don't like lamb due to the meat's gaminess, so I'm a little hesitant to try Paleovalley 100% Grass Fed Venison Stick, but my big family has diverse taste buds and some of us even consider ourselves adventurous eaters, so we decided to have a little tasting party.We're 100% surprised how much we like this On-the-Go Meat Snack. As soon as we open the wrapper, we get a whiff of the meat's smokiness...very appetizing start. The venison has a natural meat color and a mild flavor...almost beef-like. Free of preservative, sugar, gluten, soy, corn, nitrate, and msg, we appreciate there is no strong seasonings or spiciness to mask the meat's natural flavor. Thanks to the balanced meat-to-fat ratio, the stick is satisfying, chewy, juicy but not greasy...it doesn't even leave an oily residue on our fingers. Each stick has 7g of protein, 2g of fat and 280mg of sodium, which is only 1/3 of the other popular beef jerky brand we have in our pantry. Paleovalley 100% Grass Fed Venison Stick is much healthier than other jerkies...we'll definitely keep this in stock in our pantry.

These taste good and the ingredients are clean.

From both the Amazon description and the product label someone can get the impression that these are just venison sticks, however they also contain beef. As for what percentage is beef, who knows but they still contain beef. I understand what they mean that it is made with "100% grass fed venison" (the venison ate nothing but grass), but I still think some consumers might feel misinformed. Anyway, I still thought this meat stick tasted very good. It was moist which I like a meat stick to be. I've had other meat sticks made from venison which were really dry almost to the point of being unenjoyable. I also thought the spice mix was tasty without being overpowering. One stick is only 50 calories with 7 grams of protein, and as a bonus no fake nitrites/nitrates. Perfect little take along snack. I do wish they made the package a little easier to open though. They had a "Pull Here to Open" marking on the package, but I still had a difficult time figuring out what I was to pull. First world problem.🤷

I travel a lot for work, and am always looking for shelf stable ways to keep protein available in my bag, so these Paleovalley 100% Grass Fed Venison Sticks – 10 Pack – Keto-Friendly, High Protein, Low-Calorie Snacks looked perfect. The outer bag says BB031726, so I assume that they are supposed to last until March 2026 (I received them April 2025).The venison sticks themselves are a good thickness (about the diameter of my ring finger) and 1oz each. They are made with both venison and beef but the venison flavor comes through clearly. They are a little softer and less toothy than many of the other meat sticks I have tried. I appreciate the simplicity of the ingredient list and I find these tasty--I"m looking forward to adding these to my on-the-go snack rotation. Recommend.

As someone whose dad occasionally hunts deer, I ate a lot of venison growing up. While I know some people don't like the gamey taste, it is something I crave and really enjoy from time to time. These sticks have a delicious venison flavor with a hint of peppery spice. The sticks are very moist and chewy -- not at all dry like many sticks tend to be. While they do contain some amount of beef, the resulting flavor makes it pretty obvious that the majority of each stick is comprised of venison. I appreciate that these do not contain nitrates. I'm also shocked by their expiration date which is nearly 11 months out from the time of my purchase, giving me plenty of time to finish these off before they expire. These would make great stocking stuffers or treats to pack in your lunch! Five stars.

Delicious to eat but the packaging makes it near impossible to open. Not for a mom of young twins 🥲

These venison meat sticks hit the spot if you want a high protein snack. They are kind of chewy, but not in a bad way. They taste really good to me. They aren't super spicy, nor do they have that very strong cured taste. The one thing I will say is that the individual wrappers are incredibly hard to open! I have not yet succeeded in opening a single one using the instructions (peel apart 2 layers). I have had to get scissors every time. The 2 layers in the packaging I have are completely glued together and cannot be picked apart at the end.

In the world of meat sticks these are not bad at all, a little trouble opening the pouches, they clearly are supposed to fan apart and split when you pull opposite sides like almost every other meet stick but that wasn't the case with the ones I got, I had to resort to scissors to open them up... Putting that aside, they are not overly greasy like some meat sticks, they still have their share of grease but its not overbearing... They do have a different flavor than 'beef' sticks and some people will like that, others won't... Venison has a distinct flavor that some like, others don't....BUT, do note that these are not pure venison, the primary ingredient is in fact venison, followed by water, then beef, so it's anyone's guess what percentage is actually venison...